Finger comb



March 10, 1931. o u so 1,795,500

FINGER COMB Filed April 15, 1929 gwucntov c/Vae l Onumdww Patented Mar.10, 1931 PATENT OFFICE I MAE F. OMUNDSON, OF MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTAFINGER COMB Application filed April 15, 1929. Serial No. 355,290.

My invention relates to a permanent wave finger comb which is adapted tobe used in giving permanent waves to keep the strands of hair spread outevenly and wound straight 5 around the waving or curling rods.

A primary object is in providing a finger comb having one or more rowsof teeth in the finger comb so that the operator can nimbly comb thestrands of hair evenly and smoothly 10 with the finger and wind the hairover the permanent waving rods.

Heretofore an ordinary comb has been used to straighten the strands ofhair being wound on the waver, and it will be readily l5 apparent owingto the fact that it is quite necessary that the operator employ bothhands in winding the strands of hair around the waving rods so as tohave the same tight, that it is very inconvenient and awkward to have tostop and pick up a comb tocomb the strands of hair straight, and it isessential that the hair be combed out straight to give a good permanentwave. Thus it is apparent by the use of my finger comb which is adaptedto fit snugly to the finger, that the operator can much more easily andquickly properly comb the strands of hair, thereby saving considerabletime in giving a permanent wave, and I believe permit the operator togive a better wave because she does not have to take her hands ofi ofthe hair being wound on the wa-vers, but can continue to wind thestrands of hair, keeping the strands of hair smoothed out as she goesalong.

My finger comb is provided with a support which fits over the finger andwhich may be made of hard or smooth rubber or other suitable material soas to snugly hold the finger comb in place on the finger and permit theoperators fingers to be used in the ordinary manner in holding the hairwhile being secured to the permanent waving rods.

These features and other details and objects of the invention will bemore fully and clearly set forth in the specification and claims.

In the drawings forming part of this specification Figure 1 is a sideview of my finger comb.'

Figure 2 is a sectional side view of my finger comb.

Figure 3 is an end View of the same.

Figure 4 is an alternative end view of my finger comb.

My finger comb A includes a finger cot 10 made of hard or smooth rubberor other suitable material over which the hair may freely slide and,preferably 'sufliciently flexible to freely'fit the finger and having areinforced rib 11 formed about the open end 12 of the same into whichthe end of the finger is adapted to slip. The finger cot 10 may beformed with openings 13 so as to properly ventilate the finger in theuse of my finger comb A. a

The cot 10 of the finger comb A may be formed with a lower wall portion14 which may be thicker than the remainder of the finger cot 10 so as tofirmly support a row of comb teeth 15 which are adapted to project fromthe side of the finger cot 10. v i It may be desirable in one form of myfinger comb, such as B illustrated in Figure 4, to use a double row ofcomb teeth 15 or even a greater number of comb teeth. However, I havefound that a single row of comb teeth, such as 15 illustratedin Figures1 to 3, inclusive, is Very satisfactory in providing a finger comb whichpermits the operator in givlng a permanent wave to readily comb thestrands of hair straight and keep them straight in winding them tightlyabout the waving rods.

My finger comb A permits the operator to use thefingers in virtually theordinary way and yet have the finger comb A attached and in readinessfor operation to one of the fin gers so as to quickly smooth orstraighten the strands of hair, thereby permitting the operator to givea better permanent wave in a much shorter time, owing to the fact thatmyfinger'comb dispenses with the use of the ordinary comb which is notonly a delay to the operator, but often causes the oper- 95 ator topermit the hair to become loosely attached to the permanent wavingdevice.

My finger comb A permits the operator to separate the strands of hairvery easily with the finger and in fact I have found the same .19

to operate so successfully in my work in permanent waving that it makesthe giving of a permanent wave much more easy and pleasant for theoperator.

A feature of importance of my finger comb resides in the short combteeth which do not interfere withthe 'free operation of theoperators:fingers in any Way and this is highly important to the operator. Thesame may be quickly removed from the finger or applied and I believe isal'most'a'n'indispensable 1utility in the art of waving and combing theair.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described the principlesof my finger comband While 1 have endeavored to represent the bestembodiment thereof in its'si'mplicity and most desirable form, itis'apparent that obvious changes may'be'made within the scope of thefollowing claims without departing from the purpose and intent of theinvention.

11 claim:

1. A finger comb for use in hair waving including, a finger cot, 0newall of which is substantially thickened, and a series of comb teethprojectingtherefrom.

2. A finger comb for hair waving including aseries'of comb teeth ofsubstantially hardmaterial projecting therefrom and a finger cot forsupporting said teeth of a smooth non-hair pulling nature.

3. Afinger comb for hair waving including, a flexible finger tip havingathickened wall portion, and a series of comb teeth projecting therefromfrom said thickened wall portion.

4. A finger comb for hair waving including,-a flexible fingerengagingmember, and a row of metallic comb teeth for combing strandsofhair projecting therefrom.

5. A finger comb for permanent waving made of smooth material over whichthe hair may freely 'slideineluding, a -finger cot, and a'series of comb"teeth embedded within and projecting therefrom.

'6. A fin er comb including, a finger cot, a thin flexible wall formedin said cot having a series of ventilating openings therein, and athickened wall on one side, and a series of comb teeth embedded 'insaidwall and projecting therefrom.

-7. A comb for the hair including, a finger cot adapted to fit a finger,and a series of comb teeth proj ecti'ng'therefrom, said cot and teethbeing formed of a materialover which the hair may freely slide.

MAE F. OMUNDSON.

